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• All-Access TV makes sure you have great seats at major Franklin events. Watch the Concerts on the Common, Holiday Celebrations, Parades, Events, Festivals and more – all on local TV. All-Access: We’re all about Franklin.
• Franklin Pride TV spotlights school events. When your kids win, you win. When your kids shine brightly, you beam with pride. If it takes a village to raise a child, then why not let the whole town watch? Celebrate their special moments. – We do. What’s better than bragging rights? Bragging rights on TV – Franklin Pride TV.
• Town Hall TV takes you inside local government. Franklin’s government sets the standard for open meetings. Town Hall TV offers more live, open coverage of more meetings than most community channels. If you want to know what’s happening in Franklin – as it happens – then Town Hall TV is definitely your channel.

All three channels also have programs available on YouTube

• All-Access TV ->  https://bit.ly/3JURLCl
• Franklin Pride TV  -> https://bit.ly/3JTQhYY
• Town Hall TV  -> http://bit.ly/43lBwVE

Listen!  wfpr●fm. or 102.9 on the local Franklin area fm radio dial

• Each week we feature local community conversations by your Franklin friends and neighbors, along with music that spans decades of memorable standards – and all that jazz. You can listen on-line 24/7 – anytime, anywhere – at our website: wfpr●fm.

  

  Franklin Public Radio

• If you have an idea for your own radio program or podcast, we can show you how and get you started. Join our great and growing group of public radio volunteers – our Radio Gang.
• Questions? Want to check out our studio? Just call – or email us at info@wfpr.fm We’d love to hear from you.

Read! If it matters to Franklin, it’s in Franklin Matters  

• Franklin Matters covers as many Town Council, School Committee, and other government meetings as possible; reporting on all the proceedings and details as each meeting progresses. 

  

  Franklin Matters

• Subscribe to the Franklin Matters Newsletter, delivered daily via email. It provides the TV & radio schedule Monday through Friday along with the meeting and event reporting over the past 24 hours. Spend a few  minutes a day to keep up with what matters in Franklin.  
• Visit www.franklin.news/ to subscribe

Opinion | Journalism may never again make money. So it should focus on mission. - The Washington Post

"America is struggling with several crises, most notably a radical, antidemocratic leader and movement controlling one of its major political parties. America’s journalism industry is also in crisis: Its traditional funding sources are drying up, leading to mass layoffs.

Right now, these crises aren’t that connected. But they should be. The journalism industry should reorganize itself to focus squarely on America’s crises, both to help the country and give itself a clear mission and purpose that could make it more financially viable in the long run. We need more reporters reading environmental impact studies and school-improvement plans, with salaries funded by readers who are essentially giving a tithe to democracy. And perhaps fewer journalists in football stadiums."

Continue reading the article at The Washington Post (gift article link) ->

https://wapo.st/497eh4Y

We focus on the mission here with Franklin.News. I "follow the money" focusing or reporting on the School Committee, Finance Committee, and Town Council with as many of their subcommittee meetings as practical. We also look at what these funds provide us for the quality of life here in Franklin, MA. 

Meanwhile the TV team produces live broadcasts of other Town meetings, high school sports, music programs, etc. for our 3 cable channels on both Comcast and Verizon. These programs also usually end up on the corresponding YouTube channels.

The "radio gang" explores blues, politics, mental health, jazz, wine, and other current and valuable topics for radio broadcast or podcast (radio on demand).

So Franklin, MA residents end up with

• video of meetings, high school sports, and other Town events
• audio of meetings, interviews, etc.
• the digital text with citizen journalism attempting to keep you informed on what matters here in Franklin

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This is all our public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help. How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

• And if you want to help with video, audio or reporting on meetings, feel free to reach out

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